Mini chief Kay Segler has confirmed that the Mini Paceman concept, a three-door derivative of the five-door Countryman, will go into production. The series-production model will be built at Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria, alongside the Countryman and share its architecture and powertrain. The Paceman might still get another name, but it will look almost exactly like the concept. Expect it at dealers as a 2013 or 2014 model.

Before the Paceman reaches dealers, though, the production Mini Roadster, the second of the so-called “Oxford twins” after the Coupe, will be unveiled in either Detroit or Geneva in early 2012.